Ke QL, Li XQ, Liu Y, Zhao RL, Wei BH, Jin JS. Pixu syndrome grading and its relationship with D-xylose and BT-PABA absorption in 183 patients. World J Gastroenterol 1996; 2(1): 13-15 [DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v2.i1.13]
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Dr. Qing-Lin Ke, Chinese PLA Beijing Medicine College, 8 Dongdajie, Fengtai District, Beijing 100071, China
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 25, 1996; 2(1): 13-15 Published online Mar 25, 1996. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v2.i1.13
Table 1 Relationship between concentration of D-xylose and BT-PABA [mean ± s, % (n)]
Group
D-xylose
BT-PABA
Normal
26.37 ± 0.70 (32)
74.57 ± 1.47 (36)
Chronic superficial gastritis
20.70 ± 1.18 (115)
49.15 ± 1.64 (115)
Chronic atrophic gastritis
18.33 ± 2.67 (14)
56.35 ± 4.84 (14)
Peptic ulcer
17.46 ± 1.81 (19)
46.72 ± 3.22 (19)
Chronic colitis
21.21 ± 2.16 (34)
52.11 ± 2.81 (34)
Table 2 Relationship between excretory rate of D-xylose and level of BT-PABA [mean ± s, % (n)]
Group
D-xylose
BT-PABA
Normal
26.37 ± 0.70 (32)
74.57 ± 1.47 (36)
Disharmony between liver and stomach
19.35 ± 1.69 (57)
48.15 ± 2.45 (57)
Spleen and stomach (cold) asthenia
19.95 ± 1.44 (57)
53.11 ± 2.12 (57)
Damp and heat of spleen and stomach (bowel)
24.17 ± 2.21 (35)
50.38 ± 2.55 (35)
Spleen and stomach-yin deficiency
19.86 ± 2.73 (14)
51.47 ± 5.47 (14)
Spleen and kidney-yang deficiency
17.84 ± 4.89 (9)
44.72 ± 6.45 (9)
Blood stasis impeding meridians
16.57 ± 3.26 (10)
47.70 ± 4.48 (10)
Table 3 Relationship between various grades of spleen asthenia and the level of D-xylose or BT-PABA [mean ± s, % (n)]
Index
Mild
Moderate
Severe
D-xylose
21.91 ± 2.42 (16)
19.86 ± 1.73 (49)
16.81 ± 2.62 (15)
BT-PABA
51.22 ± 3.09 (16)
52.75 ± 2.56 (49)
49.78 ± 5.10 (15)
Table 4 Relationship between grade of the main symptoms of pixu and the D-xylose excretory rate [mean ± s, % (n)]
Main symptoms
Pixu syndrome grade
Mild
Moderate
Severe
Poor appetite
25.64 ± 3.28 (8)
20.50 ± 1.93 (34)
16.31 ± 2.89 (11)
Epigastric fullness
22.29 ± 3.89 (8)
20.68 ± 2.16 (25)
19.18 ± 3.24 (8)
Loose bowel movement
27.36 ± 3.32 (5)
20.07 ± 2.29 (27)
16.31 ± 2.89 (11)
Fatigue and shortness of Qi
23.01 ± 3.65 (7)
19.79 ± 2.33 (28)
17.21 ± 3.72 (8)
Table 5 Relationship between the grade of symptoms of pixu and the level of BT-PABA [mean ± s, % (n)]
Main symptoms
Pixu syndrome grade
Moderate
Mild
Severe
Poor appetite
53.29 ± 4.53 (8)
53.76 ± 2.83 (34)
51.93 ± 5.37 (11)
Epigastric fullness
50.60 ± 5.22 (8)
53.81 ± 3.74 (25)
45.39 ± 5.60 (8)
Loose bowel movement
58.36 ± 5.53 (5)
51.73 ± 3.48 (27)
51.92 ± 5.37 (11)
Fatigue and shortness of Qi
51.59 ± 4.28 (8)
52.23 ± 3.42 (28)
49.21 ± 6.81 (8)
Citation: Ke QL, Li XQ, Liu Y, Zhao RL, Wei BH, Jin JS. Pixu syndrome grading and its relationship with D-xylose and BT-PABA absorption in 183 patients. World J Gastroenterol 1996; 2(1): 13-15